Zeitgeschichte in einer politisierten Geschichtskultur: Historiographie zum 20. Jahrhundert in Österreich

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Contemporary History is always part of a historical culture, part of a society’s mindset. This article reflects the rise, establishment and changes of this discipline in Austria in a "post-catastrophic" situation after 1945. It is shown what phases of politicisation and attempts of instrumentalisation there have been, how research topics have changed and what methodological turns can be identified. This article is structured as follows: 1. Contemporary History as "post-catastrophic" historical mindset; 2. The origins of Austrian contemporary history as "coalition historiography"; 3. Contemporary history as "political enlightment" program, 4. Contemporary history as historical social science; and 5. Postmodern parallelism: engagement and "historization", empathy and "visual turn".

Object Details

• Alternative title: Contemporary History in a Politicized Historical Culture: Historiography on Austria's 20th Century
• ISSN: 0936-6784
• Extent: Seite(n): 105-132
• Language: Deutsch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Historical Social Research, Supplement(28)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Geschichte ; allgemeine Geschichte ; Sozialgeschichte, historische Sozialforschung ; politische Kultur ; Geschichtswissenschaft ; Österreich ; Sozialgeschichte ; Zeitgeschichte ; politische Geschichte ; Geschichtsschreibung ; Wissenschaftsdisziplin

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Botz, Gerhard
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.suppl.28.2016.105-132
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-48407-8
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST